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Fable 2 Missing Online Co-Op At Launch

More bad co-op news. It appears Fable 2 will be launched sans the online co-op mode that was originally promised, but much like the recently announced news of Little Big Planet's missing feature, it will be patched later.
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Fable 2’s online co-op delayed - gamesareevil.com | By: JohnR
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Published: 466 days 19 hours ago | News | Xbox 360
 
 

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nice_cuppa - 466 days 19 hours ago
1 - wait a sec !
why are gamestudios saying there games are gold (finished) when their not ?
Lbp
Fable 2
Whats next ?
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Pebz - 466 days 19 hours ago
1.1 -
I'd guess that both MS and Sony want to make sure their respective games hit the scheduled release date, 21. October.

However much the fanboys want to argue about which one is best, both titles are huge, and will more or less keep each other at bay. Either getting delayed is ample reason for many to buy a console for the other I'd imagine.
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Monchichi025 - 466 days 17 hours ago
1.2 - That Sucks!
Oh well, at least I hope it gets patch by the time i beat it in a single player mode.
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soljah - 466 days 17 hours ago
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are you trying to compare fable 2 to the epic lbp

FAIL!!!!!!
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Bathyj - 466 days 17 hours ago
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Who cares, its a single player game. Co-op can come later.

I wouldn't mind if it was unlockable after you completed it already. At least you would know whoever you play co-op with, knows what he's doing.
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El_Colombiano - 466 days 16 hours ago
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Ouch, so Core users are shafted again?
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MazzingerZ - 466 days 11 hours ago
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LBP's SP co-op is still there, the only co-op that will be missing at launch is for the level creator.
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power of Green - 466 days 10 hours ago
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Is this even true?
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Pebz - 466 days 7 hours ago
1.8 - @ 1.3
Had you properly read my post, you would have seen that I wasn't comparing games quality wise, but rather significance wise. Both games are highly anticipated, and had either been released without competition, they would have shifted significantly more consoles.

Whichever will be "best" is atm based mostly on speculation and hype, and is more importantly purely subjective. Personally I hope both games live up to their hype, and more, promoting innovation in gaming, rather than a sales win for "insert favourite company here".

Fanboyism really can make one blind...
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AAACE5 - 466 days 4 hours ago
1.9 - I call BS!
It's already on the LBP and Fable 2 disc, but they locked it up so that people will play the games the way they think they should be played before they release the..."PATCH!"
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consolewar - 465 days 20 hours ago
1.10 - No fable for me th..
too bad
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bomboclaat_gamer - 466 days 19 hours ago
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i dont mind. i wouldnt wanna play that online. fable is more of a single player experience to me
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bapenguin - 466 days 19 hours ago
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I'm really not liking this trend.
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Fishy Fingers - 466 days 18 hours ago
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This or a delay. At least this way you can still experience the game, you'll just have to wait a while for co-op.
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jackdoe - 466 days 18 hours ago
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Fair enough. As long as it is patched in within a reasonable time frame, I see no problem with it.
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bouncybullet - 466 days 16 hours ago
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He didn't say what was missing from LBP.

He said a missing feature.
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Fr0ZzZeN - 466 days 17 hours ago
7 - This is happening more and more
Instead of actually finishing the damn game, just release it in a buggy mess with half the promised features and patch it later, what could go wrong?
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mfwahwah - 465 days 22 hours ago
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It's not that bad. It's one feature, and you know nothing about the bugs.

Only exception I can think of is AitD, and that was just a mess because of their lame ass play testers not complaining enough.
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peowpeow - 466 days 17 hours ago
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There still is offline co-op, i wouldn't bother going online with my character anyway, plus they said you can still interact with the purple orbs (people) online you just can't join their worlds.
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joeynox - 466 days 17 hours ago
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im happy if it gets patched within 2 weeks after that ill be angry like animal from the muppets. 2 weeks for single player and then the world
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Killjoy3000 - 466 days 17 hours ago
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And I thought LBP's shortcomings were bad. This is disappointing. But hey, at least they put in co-op.
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fufotrufo - 466 days 17 hours ago
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within the first week seems ok
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grayfox_2k - 466 days 16 hours ago
12 - oh don't drag LBP into this
LittleBigPlanet WILL be launched with both online/offline co-op. what's going to be missing is only the online part of "level creator".

people have been enjoying the online co-op ever since the Beta was released.

big difference :P
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bouncybullet - 466 days 16 hours ago
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It's not a big difference.
It's a huge feature that was promised and delayed.
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Gam71 - 466 days 5 hours ago
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If you don't want people to bring lbp into it then sony fans should stop bringing up lbp in every single 360 thread.
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devilhunterx - 466 days 16 hours ago
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but but this is the most epic RPG since Fable 1
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SonySoldierEternaL - 466 days 8 hours ago
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get off the crack
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Voozi - 466 days 16 hours ago
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Oh come on...I was seriously looking forward to this feature with my friend who preordered the LE too...it better be in a patch like day after release or something...
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Gam71 - 466 days 5 hours ago
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it says the first week of the us release which i think is released 4 days before the eu release.

Me and a friend of mine are also getting it on release for online co-op so hopefully we'll get it a few days after release.
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PirateThom - 466 days 16 hours ago
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I wasn't planning on playing Fable 2 online anyway, to be honest...
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dachiefsman - 466 days 1 hour ago
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OR any xbox 360 game for that matter.
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PirateThom - 465 days 20 hours ago
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Nah, my Gold doesn't run out until... March or something.
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kenshin22up - 466 days 16 hours ago
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well that's kind of lame, what's next? Starcraft 2 to launch without Bnet?
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Martini - 466 days 16 hours ago
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I call this fake until I see official studio response, so until then it's a rumor and not news.
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The Lazy One - 466 days 14 hours ago
17.1 - I agree...
If he said who told him from the studio, or they had an email about it, or anything fractionally credible I would believe it in a second.

I just think it's probably misleading as it is now. It might be an update available at launch with optimized net code.
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peowpeow - 466 days 16 hours ago
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Why are you guys so worked up about it if they are most likely releasing a patch in the 1st week? =\
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likedamaster - 466 days 16 hours ago
19 - Is this official?!
Someone has to confirm that its official and not just rumor because this is serious. I don't buy it. N4G has posted rumors as truth before.
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psyckmark - 466 days 15 hours ago
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lame..but why even mention LBP???Remember it's a map/level editor only with some built in levels.Not a game like fable 2!Sure, a great idea, but what else is great about it?
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Bathyj - 466 days 15 hours ago
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You're an idiot.

Its got over 50 levels with it, as well as an infite number of levels to download about 2 days after its released.

The only people who dont "Get" this game have closed minds and no creativity.
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Firstkn1ghT - 466 days 10 hours ago
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Report as offensive. Time for the Ban Hammer!
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Gam71 - 466 days 5 hours ago
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bathy

so if someone doesn't like lbp its purely because the dont "get it".

get of your high horse.
People are free to like or not like what they want.
Are you honestly saying every single gamer out there should like lbp because you do?
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Bhai - 466 days 1 hour ago
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C'mon psyckmark--, the great thing is that games like Resistance-2, Gears-2, Fable-2, Killzone-2 etc. are always gonna be there whatsoever,

...the radically different thing about LBP is that it enables average player to absolutely creat any sort of platforming game they like, the themes are infinite, it can be a Prince of Persia game to a Mario Game... with any type of art-style sice there are so many ways to get all types of textures... and it has fully robust physics engine intact... does it stop there? No, you can share your entire game to anybody in the world, and they can improve it even more...

Also that it supports co-op play and even co-op level creation, isn't it insane !!! you should've been smart enough to know that already from all the recent news and stuff.

Your question is like "Man, When Amazon.com Was Such A Great Site, Why Did They Need To Make Youtube.com???"...
Come on man, Amazon is great and everything, but so is ebay, so is ign.com, so is askjolene.com... but what Youtube is, there is nothing else like it... LBP is like Youtube.com, yes, its special, yes its original and yes, its bound to prosper... also that yes, its PS3 exclusive!
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mfwahwah - 465 days 22 hours ago
20.5 - @20.3
No, the people who don't get it usually are the ones saying it's "it's a map/level editor."

They ARE close minded and have little creativity. Doesn't matter if they like it or not, they don't understand it. Period.

I HATE Halo for many reasons, but I "get" why people like it. See the difference?
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cherrypie - 466 days 15 hours ago
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I'll not want a co-op player to interfere with my 1st Person Campaign until I've gone through most (all?) the game.

No matter to me. The co-op is about replay, and getting through every last bit.

No big deal, a week later we'll get an update. no biggie.

now, cue the PS3 zealots to scream and cry.
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OnslaughtX - 466 days 15 hours ago
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Hypocrite.
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Bathyj - 466 days 15 hours ago
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This has nothing to do with PS3. I agree with you. Why would I want help the first time through? Like you said, thats for replay.

Of course when a campain is made for co-op like Resistance 2 its a different story. We might need all the help we can get.
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Ogrekiller - 466 days 13 hours ago
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Guess they wanted to give LBF a chance before utterly crushing them.
How nice of Molyneux.
This is how you treat deserters, see? With grace and charity... then grind em into dust. Heeheehee.
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DJ - 466 days 11 hours ago
23 - The great thing about patches
Is that the game can be released on time, and still have all the features originally promised. All that's required is for the main modes and all the in-game content to be solidified before the Master is sent in. =]
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